LATEST ALERTSColombia: President Gustavo Petro has urged Congress to legalise cannabis in order to reduce the violence generated by illegal drug trafficking. Several attempts to
Uruguay: The Institute of Cannabis Regulation and Control (IRCCA) has granted new licences to four companies to produce and distribute recreational cannabis. The IRCCA cited “sustained
Colombia: The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) has enacted a resolution to ease the import of medicinal cannabis from Canada. The resolution establishes phytosanitary requirements for imports, aiming
Argentina: Patricia Bullrich, the minister of national security, has reportedly said that the government will revoke all licences granted by the National Cannabis
Uruguay: The Institute of Cannabis Regulation and Control (IRCCA) has updated the prices for adult-use cannabis distributed in pharmacies. The price for each approved variety
Brazil: The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) plans to launch a 12-year research programme on cannabis cultivation, press reports. Embrapa anticipates that the National Health Surveillance Agency
Brazil: The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has rejected a request to extend the deadline for issuing regulations in accordance with its November ruling
Brazil: The Attorney General’s Office (AGU) has filed an appeal with the Superior Court of Justice with a request to extend the deadline of
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has updated its 2024-2025 regulatory agenda. The agenda includes, among other items, a review of the
Uruguay: National elections will be held on Sunday (24th November) to determine the next president. Yamandu Orsi of the leftist Broad Front (Frente Amplio)
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice has unanimously decided to authorise the import of seeds, cultivation, industrialisation and commercialisation of cannabis plants of up
Brazil: The Supreme Court will decide whether the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) exceeded its powers when it banned the sale of medical cannabis-based products
Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) board of directors has approved the prescription of cannabis-based products for veterinary use. Qualified veterinarians can prescribe registered
Uruguay: A new, more potent cannabis variant, epsilon, will be sold in pharmacies beginning today, press reports. In September, the Institute for the Regulation
Uruguay: The Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) has approved a new variety of recreational cannabis with a higher THC concentration
Colombia: President Gustavo Petro has asked the parliament to support a bill introduced in July that would amend the constitution to legalise recreational
Brazil: Following the Federal Supreme Court's decision to decriminalise cannabis possession, the judges have decided that a person possessing or storing 40 g of
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One judge, who was undecided last week, added to his
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court has resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One more judge has voted, but his vote was not
Brazil: Following the Senate’s approval, the Chamber of Deputies’ Constitution and Justice Committee approved a constitutional amendment that would make possession of cannabis and
Brazil: João Paulo Perfeito, manager of medicines and herbal medicines at the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), said during an event that the
Brazil: The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved the Regulatory Impact Analysis Report on medical cannabis products. The report supports the maintenance of the
Brazil: The Senate’s plenary has approved an amendment to the Constitution that would declare possession of cannabis and other drugs a crime, regardless of
Brazil: The Senate's Constitution and Justice Committee has approved an amendment to the Constitution to declare possession of cannabis and other drugs a crime. The amendment will now
Brazil: Following the Federal Supreme Court's postponement of the decision to decriminalise cannabis possession, the Senate has said that the amendment of the
Brazil: Yesterday (6th March) the Federal Supreme Court resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of cannabis possession. One more judge voted against decriminalisation,
Brazil: The Federal Supreme Court will resume its deliberations on the decriminalisation of drug possession on 6th March. Five out of 11 judges have already
Brazil: The Superior Court of Justice has scheduled a public hearing on 25th April to discuss the granting of authorisations to import and cultivate cannabis for
Uruguay: The Institute of Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) has updated the prices of cannabis varieties dispensed at pharmacies. From 1st February, the
Uruguay: Daniel Radío, secretary general of the National Drugs Board (JND), announced he will propose lifting the registration requirement for purchasers of cannabis
Chile: The governmental Agency for Research and Development has organised and funded a meeting with academics and representatives of the Ministry of Health, press
Brazil: In an event with the industry, one of the National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa)'s representatives, João Paulo Perfeito, said that the
Colombia: Bill 001/2023C, which sought to amend the Constitution to legalise cannabis, was archived yesterday by the Senate, press reports. The bill was
Colombia: Senate representatives María José Pizarro, from the centre-left party Pacto Histórico, and Juan Carlos Losado, from the Liberal Party, have asked the
Brazil: The Participatory Legislation Commission of the Chamber of Deputies – a committee that receives proposals from associations and organised civil society, with
Colombia: Bill 001/2023C amending the Constitution to legalise cannabis was approved yesterday (22nd November) on its third vote in the Senate. The bill, which
Brazil: Senator Mara Gabrilli from the governing Social Democratic Party, which has the most seats in the Senate, has introduced a bill to
Paraguay: Member of parliament Alejandro Aguilera, from the ruling party National Republican Association, has submitted a bill to the parliament seeking to further develop
Brazil: Tomorrow (24th October), the National Integration and Regional Development Committee of the Chamber of Deputies will discuss the production chain of cannabis
Colombia: The Chamber of Representatives has approved, on its second vote, bill 001/2023C amending the Constitution to legalise recreational cannabis. The bill was approved
Colombia: The discussion and vote of bill 001/2023C, which amends the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis, has been postponed amid a possible lack
Guyana: In a recent interview with the press, minister of agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said that Guyana will begin trial cultivation of hemp in early 2024,
Argentina: The government has approved the inclusion of hemp seeds and their derivatives in the Food Code, press reports. The inclusion allows the sale
Argentina: The president of the Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (Ariccame) has sent a formal letter to the president
Suriname: The National Assembly approved the Industrial Hemp Cultivation Act on 1st September, allowing the cultivation of industrial hemp with a maximum THC content of 1%. Hemp
Colombia: Bill 001/2023C amending the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis has been approved on its first debate in the First Commission of the Chamber
Brazil: Yesterday (24th August) the Federal Supreme Court resumed its deliberations on the decriminalisation of drug possession. Two more judges have announced their decisions,
Brazil: The National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has clarified that advertising and promotion of cannabis-derived products is not allowed. Anvisa only authorises
Argentina: Today, 7th August, the government published in the official gazette Decree 405/2023 to further develop and implement Law 27669, which was approved in May
Colombia: A proposed amendment to the constitution to legalise recreational cannabis has been introduced again in the Chamber of Representatives as Bill 001/2023C. It is likely to
